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The Arts of Asia, India, & the Middle East

Tue, Jul 18, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 87

Group of 4 Igorot Philippines 19th c. Weapons

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Group of 19th century Igorot weapons including a head hunter's axe, one spear and one Falfeg/Falfog (barbed spear) with their shafts cut down, and one Kay-Yan spear, used almost exclusively as a ceremonial object. The Igorot people refer to various groups of indigenous peoples of the Cordillera Mountain Range of northern Luzon, Philippines. They are often referred to as Igorot people or as the Cordilleran peoples.
Length ranges from 20 1/2 in to 23 in.

Condition

The two spears have been cut off from their original size.

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